Shaving apparatus

Abstract

A shaving apparatus having a housing with a holder for a flexible cutting plate and a cutting member which has rigid cutting elements and can be driven so as to be rotatable with respect to the cutting plate, the cutting elements comprising cutting sides at the radial ends. The cutting plate comprises individual supporting disks.

I claim: 
     
       1. A shaving apparatus having a housing with a holder for a flexible cutting plate and a cutting member which can be driven so as to be rotatable with respect to the cutting plate comprising a shaft and rigid cutting elements with radial ends, the cutting elements comprising cutting sides at the radial ends, and wherein the cutting plate is stretched over individual supporting disks provided on each side of the cutting member, the shaft being journalled in the holder and in the individual supporting disks. 
     
     
       2. A shaving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the individual supporting disks are connected to the holder on each side of the cutting member and the cutting member is journalled in the supporting disks. 
     
     
       3. A shaving apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the cutting member can be moved with respect to the supporting disks against the action of a resilient element. 
     
     
       4. A shaving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting disks are supported by a shaft of the cutting member journalled in the holder. 
     
     
       5. A shaving apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the supporting disks are supported resiliently with respect to the shaft. 
     
     
       6. A shaving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, in which the supporting disks are journalled to be rotatable on the shaft, the cutting plate being supported substantially by the supporting disks. 
     
     
       7. A shaving apparatus having a housing with a holder for a flexible cutting plate and a cutting member which can be driven so as to be rotatable with respect to the cutting plate comprising a shaft and rigid cutting elements with radial ends and wherein the cutting plate is provided with individual supporting disks, the shaft being journalled in the holder and in the individual supporting disks, at least one supporting disk comprising a slot containing a compression spring compressed between the shaft and the holder. 
     
     
       8. A shaving apparatus having a housing with a holder for a flexible cutting plate and a cutting member which can be driven so as to be rotatable with respect to the cutting plate comprising a shaft and rigid cutting elements with radial ends and wherein the cutting plate is provided with individual supporting disks, the shaft being journalled in the holder and in the individual supporting disks, the individual supporting disks being supported by a resilient element stretched between the supporting disk and a support of the holder, each supporting disk comprising a slot whereby it is movable in a direction perpendicular to the shaft.